An inf ta ice of tlie manner in which To Whi;i influenses the actions of hia-‘people was made to appear recently in the Tara, naki police cells. A Native was locked up for being drunk, and on being taken out of the cell he was requested to sign the t; property sheet” for his pipe and tobacco. The Native refused to comply.* saying that Te Whiti had forbidden Ida people tjo sign their names to any paper t The constable informed the Native that he could not get his pipe and tobacco until he signed his name, but-tlie Native held out and said ho would lose his tobacco, first.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 304, 14 October 1880, Page 2
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109Untitled Temuka Leader, Issue 304, 14 October 1880, Page 2
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